I don't believe it is hard to see that High Elves aren't happening at the moment. It's also not hard to see why the opposition to the request are saying the things they are:
- They already exist in a form on the Horde
- They now exist in a form on the Alliance
- They just don't want others to make that group playable for Alliance
- It is to preserve a "faction wall" idea of unique races per each faction
And I guess whatever other reasons, but these are the main ones I keep seeing.
I think what isn't needed but keeps happening is the condescending attitude that some posters keep carrying into here. And I don't mean once, I mean the issue is that it's occurring repeatedly. Even the Mods of this thread/forum have spoken about it multiple times.
So as much as again you want to call this a circus or what not and internally laugh about it or whatever gets whoever rocking, it's kind of like this: Talking condescendingly about people who can't let of go something and into a "hopeful delusion" or whatever yet consistently coming in here to also regurgitate the same "lol look at these misguided fools" narrative isn't really all that different.
I think in the end, it's interesting that for both sides there are the same few people who keep coming back. Trying to talk as if it's only the pro side who cling onto some hope and keep it from falling away in yesteryear or can't move on or something is painfully ignorant.
One side is hoping to get something added to the game and another that hopes to keep it out. Both types of posters can't move on from the topic if they have the urge to keep returning to it.
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I would begrudgingly let go of "add High Elves to Alliance" if this happens to be the case. I won't stop asking for Alliance Elf Paladins though, whatever form that happens to come in, that's my all-time perfect Faction/Race/Class choice.
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They did say this and the greater WoW community realized how much of a BS answer that was and the memes of "Alliance are waiting for you" and "Purple Elves on Horde are okay" began as well.
It was, as always, a controversial answer given to a long-time request. I'm sure probably the 2005 post had controversy, when Blood Elves were added to Horde had controversy, when the MoP/Purge storyline happened had controversy, and now as well the "retake Silvermoon" ideas are having controversy about em.
Blizzard's riding this idea as much as the players who continually keep requesting it.